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Del Po is in NO way a pusher. And Nadal has been playing much more aggressively since he's come back. This is going to be a great match! I think I'm pretty much the only one on here cheering for Rafa :P

Del Po is in NO way a pusher. And Nadal has been playing much more aggressively since he's come back. This is going to be a great match! I think I'm pretty much the only one on here cheering for Rafa :P

Go DelPo! If Rafa wins then so be it.

The announcers and the tennis panel discussing Nadal say Rafa will win and have been saying that he's better than ever.

Just caught the last game of the first set! Wow! Well done Del Potro! That's the spirit! Excellent focus to hold & take the first set. Nadal is going to fight - nothing less is expected from him. So this next set should be fun!

And Rafa breaks and will now serve for the second set!!! If he holds, you gotta think he's got the edge in the third. Not only does he naturally have more stamina than Del Po, but he also has had it much easier in his last two matches than Del Po.

I thought the announcers started a bit early with saying that Nadal was at 100% and saying he was better than ever. But now...I must agree with them. People better look out. He is playing at the top of his game. He did this after he came off of injury in 2009, and it looks like he might do it again.

Del Po is in NO way a pusher. And Nadal has been playing much more aggressively since he's come back. This is going to be a great match! I think I'm pretty much the only one on here cheering for Rafa :P

And Rafa breaks and will now serve for the second set!!! If he holds, you gotta think he's got the edge in the third. Not only does he naturally have more stamina than Del Po, but he also has had it much easier in his last two matches than Del Po.

Good points,Raa816. Nadal has the momentum now, having broken D-P, and looks much the fresher of the two. D-P under pressure, big time! What a match!

AND HE WINS! That's truly amazing. His first Master's tournament after 7 months off, it's on hard court, and he wins it. His first Master's tournament back, his first hard court title since 2010, and the record for most Master's titles all in one win.

That was a good match, in the third DelPo lost most of his power and slowed down.Nadal was as good in the third as the first set.

First HC title for Nadal since October 2010.

I still think DelPo's arguing with the chair took away his focus, he's done that before.Silly to think about that, you have to move on.

Nadal's back and the announcers were right about Nadal's level but he can get a little bit better with his forehand consistency.

DelPo has to be more fit, what would happen in a slam if he plays a few 4/5 setters?

Well said, Swish. Sorry your man couldn't do it, but it was a big ask, after his two previous matches, to have the stamina to go to the hilt against Nadal. Had it been any one else, he might have managed it. He has had a great tournament here, and should be proud of that.

Nadal knew that D-P couldn't keep up the momentum for long & made full use of his chances when errors crept into the D-P game. After winning the second set, he put D-P under siege & it was clearly all D-P could do to hold serve.

What a comeback in this match and to the tour! Congratulations to him for doing it with style, the last man standing in a field which included the top hard court specialists in the world! In that, there is no doubt a lesson!

That was a good match, in the third DelPo lost most of his power and slowed down.Nadal was as good in the third as the first set.

First HC title for Nadal since October 2010.

I still think DelPo's arguing with the chair took away his focus, he's done that before.Silly to think about that, you have to move on.

Nadal's back and the announcers were right about Nadal's level but he can get a little bit better with his forehand consistency.

DelPo has to be more fit, what would happen in a slam if he plays a few 4/5 setters?

Well said, Swish. Sorry your man couldn't do it, but it was a big ask, after his two previous matches, to have the stamina to go to the hilt against Nadal. Had it been any one else, he might have managed it. He has had a great tournament here, and should be proud of that.

Nadal knew that D-P couldn't keep up the momentum for long & made full use of his chances when errors crept into the D-P game. After winning the second set, he put D-P under siege & it was clearly all D-P could do to hold serve.

What a comeback in this match and to the tour! Congratulations to him for doing it with style, the last man standing in a field which included the top hard court specialists in the world! In that, there is no doubt a lesson!

DelPo should not feel too bad, it was very difficult to play Murray and Djokovic with something left in the tank.Both those players can take a lot out of you, not just physically but mentally especially after being down a set to both of them.Then to take on a very fresh Nadal is a big ask.

Good for Nadal though as he is back without a doubt.

Now we have some interesting matchups to look at:Nadal is backDjokovic is still DjokovicMurray will only get better, he was a little off in that DelPo matchGulbis is blowing his horn.

Then there's DelPo, who damn well better work on his fitness or I'll send him a nasty email about it. Isner can have his dayDimitrov and Tomic seem to be working hardRaonic and Isner can be very dangerous at timesJerzy is still trying to figure out how many times he'll get a bad call.